TOEFL iBT

VOCABULARY PRACTICE I
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VOCABULARY FOR THE TOEFL iBT

PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. The _____________ president differs from the past president on healthcare reform issues.

(A) talkative (B) accomplished (C) artificial (D) incumbent

(D) incumbent: holding any post or position

4. She pretended to be _____________ about the new job opportunity, but secretly she was very excited.
(A) dedicated (B) receptive (C) candid (D) blasé
(D) blasé (indiferente)

6. The hotel is teeming with security personnel because the leaders of several countries are here for a summit
meeting. Teem means.
(A) to close down temporarily
(B) to lose business due to circumstances beyond one’s control
(C) to be full of, nearly overflowing (abundar, pulular, rebosar)
(D) to be under close scrutiny

9.
The coloration and markings of the exoskeleton can be beneficial as well. Many species of
scorpion, for instance, have cuticles that contain hyaline. The hyaline is excited by ultraviolet
radiation, so these scorpions glow blue-green when a black light is flashed on them. Scientists
are not sure why scorpions have evolved to fluoresce this way, but the reason may be that their
glow attracts insects that the can capture and eat.

The word excited in the passage is closest in meaning to

(A) stimulated
(B) attracted
(C) captured
(D) enthused